An unforgettable riding experience

1It was an unusually hot day.Very tired after football training,I headed to the bus stop to wait for Bus 112 which would take me home.I was beginning to fall asleep when I saw the bus arriving.The sun was in my eyes and that was probably the reason why I got onto Bus 113.

2I was glad to get a seat.Within minutes,I was leaning (倚靠)against the window,fast asleep.When I opened my eyes,it was dark outside.I was the only passenger left on the bus.I could not recognize the part of town I was passing through.I pressed the bell and the bus stopped.I planned to go across the road and catch a bus going in the opposite direction.However,I found myself on a quiet street with a row of shops that were all closed.I regretted not asking the driver for directions.

3As I was wondering what to do,a motorcycle stopped on the road.The rider looked at me as he passed and then stopped a short distance away.I went to him and asked him how to get back to Taman Klang Utama.He smiled and nodded.He patted(轻拍)the back seat and said that he would send me home.Without a second thought,I climbed up behind the rider.He turned the motorcycle around and headed in the direction I wanted.We traveled for about 15 minutes and the surroundings still looked unfamiliar to me.The rider made a few turns and I knew I was hopelessly lost.Alarm bells started to ring in my head.

4I tapped the man on the shoulder and asked him where we were going.He slowed down,pulled over and looked back at me,saying there's something wrong with his motorcycle.He promised to send me home after the motorcycle got repaired.The string in my mind loosened a little.Still afraid of staying alone with a stranger at dark,I climbed off the motorcycle,thanked him and walked away.

Reading Check

阅读上面的短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

As I was walking,I heard the man shouting,“Wait!”_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Thanks to the taxi driver,I got home 20 minutes later though it felt much longer._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

写作导引

一、语篇研读

A.基本要素

What a ride back home When 1.Where at a bus stop,Taman Klang Utama Why 2.Who 3.

B.主题探索

What is the text about?And what does the author want to tell us through his experience?

二、语言学习

A.词块

Expressions Chinese meaning 1.head to 2.fall asleep 3.lean against 4.recognize 5.press the bell 6.go across the road 7.the opposite direction 8.stop a short distance away 9.without a second thought 10.unfamiliar to 11.pull over

B.句式

1.定语从句，起补充修饰的作用。

I headed to the bus stop to wait for Bus 112 which would take me home.(Para.1)

我去了公共汽车站，等着要载我回家的112路公共汽车。

2.状语从句，表示时间。

I was beginning to fall asleep when I saw the bus arriving.(Para.1)

我都快睡着了，这时我看到公共汽车来了。

As I was wondering what to do,a motorcycle stopped on the road.(Para.3)

当我在想接下来该怎么做的时候，一辆摩托车停在了路边。

The rider looked at me as he passed and then stopped a short distance away.(Para.3)

这个骑手经过时看了看我，然后在不远处停了下来。

3.表情感的形容词作状语，为逻辑主语所感。

Very tired after football training,I headed to the bus stop to wait for Bus 112 which would take me home.(Para.1)

足球训练结束后我很累，所以我去了公共汽车站，等着要载我回家的112路公共汽车。

Still afraid of staying alone with a stranger at dark,I climbed off the motorcycle,thanked him and walked away.(Para.4)

我仍然害怕天黑时和一个陌生人单独待在一起，所以我从摩托车上下来，感谢他，然后走开了。

4.介词短语“with/within/without+n./doing”作状语，表示时间、伴随。

Within minutes,I was leaning against the window,fast asleep.(Para.2)

几分钟后，我靠在窗户上，很快就睡着了。

Without a second thought,I climbed up behind the rider.(Para.3)

我不假思索地上了骑手的后座。

【即学即用】

①这是一个她完全没有预料到的挑战。(使用定语从句)

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②他正准备睡觉，这时电话铃就响了。（when引导时间状语从句）

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③当她看见她的父母时，她的信心增强了。（as引导时间状语从句）

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④好奇地想知道里面是什么，他踮着脚走进了黑暗的洞穴。(形容词作状语；tiptoe踮着脚走)

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⑤他不假思索地冲上前去。（without的介词短语作状语）

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三、续写技能

A.表达“尴尬”或“羞愧”的短语

感到尴尬/羞愧 feel embarrassed/ashamed/awkward/guilty羞愧得要死 be struck dead with shame尴尬/羞愧得脸红a flush/blush of embarrassment comes to one's cheeks/face one's face burns/bursts into flames the blood rushes to one's face尴尬地/羞愧地 with embarrassment/shame embarrassedly/shamefully/awkwardly/guiltily

B.表达“尴尬”或“羞愧”的句子

翻译：我感到很尴尬/羞愧。

第一步，先概括描述，将意思表达清楚。

I felt embarrassed/ashamed.

第二步，在此基础上增加细节描述，注意逻辑关系以及语意的合理。

①I felt so embarrassed/ashamed that I could feel my face burning.(脸上滚烫)

②So embarrassed/ashamed was I that I could feel the blood rush to my face.(血液涌上脸颊)

③So embarrassed/ashamed was I that I covered my face with mouth open wide,my face turning red instantly.(张大嘴巴捂住脸，脸立刻变红了)

四、续写布局

文章最后一段，作者虽然放松了警惕但仍有点害怕，故而感谢了摩托车骑手，自己走开了。

根据续写第一段所给的段首句“在我走着的时候，我听到摩托车骑手在喊，‘等一等！’”，再结合续写第二段的段首句“多亏了出租车司机，20分钟后我安全到家，尽管我感觉时间如此漫长”，可推测续写第一段的内容应围绕着作者在摩托车骑手的帮助下成功打到出租车而展开。可根据以下问题链推测具体的情节发展：

1.Was I still afraid?What did I do?

2.What did the rider do?

3.Did I succeed in stopping a taxi?

4.What did I do to the rider then?

根据续写第二段所给的段首句“多亏了出租车司机，20分钟后我安全到家，尽管我感觉时间如此漫长”，再结合故事结尾弘扬正能量的原则，可推测续写第二段的内容应围绕着作者事后迫切地与家人见面、分享故事并感慨自己的遭遇而展开。可根据以下问题链推测具体的情节发展：

1.What did I do when getting home safely?

2.What did my parents say and how did they feel?

3.How did I feel?

4.What did I think of this experience and the rider?